Horace Quotes
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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul or rain or shine, the joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power, but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
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Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
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In times of stress, be bold and valiant.
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No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.
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We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.
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Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person.
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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity
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He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
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Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.
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A good scare is worth more than good advice.
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Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
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Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.
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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
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You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
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Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.
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Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said, the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, everything superfluous runs over as from a full vessel.
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Splendidly mendacious. [Lat., Splendide mendax.]
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There is a fault common to all singers. When they're among friends and are asked to sing they don't want to, and when they're not asked to sing they never stop.
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Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?